Using the Shot Matcher

One of the big new features here in SpeedGrade CC is the Shot Matcher.…And the Shot Matcher allows us to take the grade that we've…done on one shot and automatically try to get another shot to match.…Now, there are a couple things we need to point out.…For instance, if I were going to use the first shot in this sequence…here, as the shot I'm going to use as a reference to match two.…I've got a couple primary layers here that have a mask attached to them.…Masks do not come across when using the Shot Matcher.…

That's just something to keep in mind.…So what are we going to do?…Well, let's take a look at shot number six in this…sequence, and I'm using Cmd+right arrow to get to that shot.…And, we want to match the drummer to this…single of her, where we got this heavy red light…form the sign above her head.…So we want to get more of that in there, and I'm thinking well, maybe let's use…the Shot Matcher and see if the Shot…Matcher can put some reds into those highlights.…And what I'm going to do now is go…into the 2-Up continuity checker by pressing Option+2.…

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Updated

1/24/2014

Released

8/15/2013

Using Adobe SpeedGrade CC, powerful professional color correction and color grading is available to anyone with a Creative Cloud membership. In this course, professional colorist Patrick Inhofer offers a project-based learning experience to get you familiar with the SpeedGrade tools. You'll work three different types of projects through the color correction and grading process, which includes getting projects and footage into SpeedGrade, color correcting and grading shots, and then rendering and outputting shots. Each step of the process is rich with lessons and anecdotes that are applicable to real-world color grading scenarios that editors, producers, and other creatives will face.

This course was created by Patrick Inhofer and produced by Robbie Carman. We are honored to host this content in our library.

Topics include:

Understanding the interface and reading scopes

Getting clips and projects into SpeedGrade

Understanding the 3-way controls

Making contrast and color corrections

Pulling HSL keys

Making secondary corrections and using custom look layers

Tracking masks to objects

Matching shots

Rendering footage

Moving timelines between Premiere Pro and SpeedGrade

Skill Level Beginner

4h 55m

Duration

402,210

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Q:
This course was updated on 12/20/2013. What changed?

A: This update covers the new features added to
SpeedGrade 7.1. There are new movies covering the Direct Link workflow,
which allows you to open Premiere Pro projects in SpeedGrade. Also covered are improvements to mask and layer linking,
grading layers, and grading clips. We also revised several movies to
reflect the impact Direct Link has on managing media, tracking,
rendering, etc.

Q: This course was updated on 1/24/2014. What changed?

A: We added one new movie to address the changes in the 12/12/2013 update to Creative Cloud.

Q: Why am I getting the 'File Not Supported' error when reconnecting to the source files in Premiere Pro?

A: If you get the 'File Not Supported' error when reconnecting to the source files in Premiere Pro - this is a problem with the reconnect dialog in

Premiere Pro that Adobe has not yet fixed. Everything is fine with the media and the projects. To get around this 'bug':

1. Open the Premiere Pro project in Premiere.

2. During the reconnect dialog click Locate and navigate to Exercise files > Media and then to the sub-folder of media the dialog is asking for...

3. Here is the trick: You MUST actually select/highlight the first file that Premiere is asking for. The easiest thing is to click the 'display

exact name' button and then *actually click on the file* that matches the name.

*If you don't highlight the file*--navigating to the folder and *clicking ok without selecting the file will give you the 'file not supported' error

each and every time*. You must select the file that matches - Premiere is not smart enough to just figure out the folder contains the file.

This is not something that is unique to this training its just a little quirk of Premiere Pro currently.

After you select the first file all the other files should reconnect - assuming you have 'relink others automatically' selected.